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Solid Waste Services In Roxbury Township

Curbside Garbage Collection

Program Description: Roxbury Township collects both garbage and recyclables on the same day in different collection vehicles. Please help us to easily identify your recyclables by clearly marking your containers. Stickers for this purpose are available at the Municipal Building or by calling 448-2069. It is also helpful if you leave a space between your trash and recyclables when placing them at curbside for collection. The maximum number of bags or containers of trash is five (5). The municipality pays for tipping fees directly.

Material Accepted

Type 13 Bulky Solid Waste
(Disposal)
Free Bulky Service - 1 bulky item will be taken in lieu of 2 cans of trash. Purchase of bulky item stickers is no longer necessary.

Curbside Recycling Collection

Program Description: Roxbury Township collects both recyclables and garbage on the same day in different collection vehicles. Please help us to easily identify your recyclables by clearly marking your containers. Stickers for this purpose are available at the Municipal Building or by calling 448-2069. It is also helpful if you leave a space between your trash and recyclables when placing them at curbside for collection. Recycling collection is based on an every other week collection. One wek for commingled containers and the next week for paper products.

Schedule: Monday...Route 1, Wednesday...Route 3, Tuesday..Route 2, Thursday.. Route 4. Friday:.. Route 5. Collection is based on an every other week collection. One week for comingled and the following week for paper products. Please see the Township calendar for the proper collection schedule. In the event of an emergency or severe snow storm, priority is placed on the collection of trash. Recyclables should be held until the following scheduled collection day or brought to the Recycling Center.

Newspaper
(Recycling - Commingled Paper)
Must be tied in a bundle. Newspapers will not be collected if placed at curbside in paper or plastic bags.

Other Paper/Mag./JunkMail
(Recycling - Commingled Paper)
Place in brown paper bags or tie in a bundle. Plastic or wax coated paperboard is prohibited.

Curbside Yard Waste Collection

Program Description: Curbside collection of vegetative waste. The vegetative waste must be placed in brown-kraft paper bags or clearly marked containers. Material in plastic bags will not be accepted. Between April and December the compost truck is available at the municipal recycling center on Sat. 8:00 am - 4:00 p.m and Sundays 8:00 am - 4:00. PLEASE CALL 973-448-2069 FOR EXACT DATES.

Schedule: Collection of brush, grass and leaves takes place on your regularly scheduled collection day for trash and recyclables and takes place during certain times of the year. Please consult the Township calendar for the proper collection dates.

Material Accepted

Brush/Tree Parts
(Recycling)
Brush must be tied in bundles, less than four feet in length and less than 50 lbs. The branches must be less than 3 inches in diameter. Trees and logs are not accepted.

Christmas Trees
(Recycling)
Typically collected following the new year. For 2012, trees will be collected curbside from Jan.9-13 and Jan 23-27. All decorations must be removed and no tree bags or stands.

Acceptable Material - Recycling - Single-Stream - All-In-One

Acceptable Material - Recycling

Batteries (Dry Cell)
(Recycling)
Rechargeable batteries only as alkalines are safe to place in the regular garbage. Make sure battery are individually wrapped or the terminals are taped to prevent electrical shorting and fires.

Books (Hard Cover)
(Recycling)
Please place into the New Lagacy Book recycling bin. Please keep covers on the books and keep books dry. Also accepts soft-cover books in the same bin for recycling.

Brush/Tree Parts
(Recycling)
The compost truck is available beginning the first weekend of April and ending the first weekend of December. Compost area may become filled and it will be necessary to close. Take advantage of your weekly curbside collection for compost material.

Grass Clippings
(Recycling)
The compost truck is available beginning the first weekend of April and ending the first weekend of December. Compost area may become filled and it will be necessary to close. Take advantage of your weekly curbside collection for compost material.

Leaves
(Recycling)
The compost truck is available beginning the first weekend of April and ending the first weekend of December. Compost area may become filled and it will be necessary to close. Take advantage of your weekly curbside collection for compost material.

Motor Oil (Used)
(Recycling)
Place waste oil in a plastic bottle. DO NOT utilize bleach containers for this purpose.

Scrap Metal
(Recycling)
Small metal items not requiring a sticker for collection are accepted. An appointment for collection of larger items can still be made by calling 973-448-2000. Freon must be removed prior to placing in scrap metal bin with sticker proving such.

Documents

Click below to view original documents regarding Roxbury Township. If inconsistencies are discovered between
these documents and the information provided below, one should initially assume Roxbury Township document is correct as it was produced directly by the town.
Please contact Roxbury Township to verify any issues you are uncertain about and please forward any corrections to the MCMUA at info@mcmua.com.